Assess the roles of religion and secularism in US politics.

Compare and contrast the main principles of conservatism and liberalism.

The belief that the government should not intervene in economic and social affairs.

Differentiate among various political ideaologies that depart from conservatism and liberalism in the twentieth century.

Much of the history of the twentieth century was the struggle between democratic capitalism and totalitarian communism. Thus the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union symbolized by the tearing down of the Berlin Wall in 1989 as well as the world wide movement toward free markets and democracy at the end of the twentieth century has been labeled the end of history.

Quiz

Political culture refers to :

the division of values and beliefs

shared ideas about what is good

the various subcultures in society

widely shared ideas as to who should govern for what ends and by what means

a culture of politics that is vested only in religious values

Classical liberalism does not include a belief in which of the following? :

natural law

Limited government

The social contract

Redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor

Individuals have free will

The famous French observer of the early American scene, Alexis de Tocqueville, thought that the distinguishing characteristics of American political values was the belief in :

a mixed slave and free market

economy

liberty

equality the pursuit of individual happiness

a strong social welfare state

Recent rises in measurements of income inequality may be explained by which of the following elements? (Mark as many as apply.)

The decline in the manufacturing sector

demographic trends

global competition

failure of the social contract

With regard to immigration and ethnic change in the US the current political and social environment is characterized by which of the following? (Pick all that apply. )

A growing immigrant population that is heavily Hispanic and largely composed of legal immigrants

an Anglo white population that makes up a smaller and smaller proportion of the overall population

a conservative political backlash against immigrant populations in several states

an increase in the relative size of the African American population compared to the Hispanic population

In modern American political climate, Protestant religious fundamentalists are more likely to be

conservative Democrats

conservative Republicans

liberal Democrats

liberal Republicans

apolitical

The belief that the government should not intervene in economic or social affairs would be consistent with